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The item Morgue : a life in death, Dr. Vincent Di Maio and Ron Franscell ; foreword by Dr. Jan Garavaglia represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in City Libraries, City of Gold Coast.

"...Dr. Vincent Di Maio and veteran crime writer Ron Franscell guide us behind the morgue doors to tell a fascinating life story through the cases that have made Di Maio famous--from the exhumation of assassin Lee Harvey Oswald to the complex issues in the shooting of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin. Beginning with his street-smart Italian origins in Brooklyn, the book spans 40 years of work and more than 9,000 autopsies, and Di Maio's eventual rise into the pantheon of forensic scientists."--Book jacket

"...Dr. Vincent Di Maio and veteran crime writer Ron Franscell guide us behind the morgue doors to tell a fascinating life story through the cases that have made Di Maio famous--from the exhumation of assassin Lee Harvey Oswald to the complex issues in the shooting of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin. Beginning with his street-smart Italian origins in Brooklyn, the book spans 40 years of work and more than 9,000 autopsies, and Di Maio's eventual rise into the pantheon of forensic scientists."--Book jacket

Summary

An award-winning writer and a renowned pathologist describe the most famous and interesting cases of the doctor's career, including the exhuming of Lee Harvey Oswald and the shooting of Trayvon Martin

A death in black and white -- The "why" incision -- An empty nursery -- Bombed beyond recognition -- Digging up Lee Harvey Oswald -- Monsters among us -- Secrets and puzzles -- Detail, justice, and celebrity -- The ghosts of West Memphis -- The curious death of Vincent Van Gogh

A death in black and white -- The "why" incision -- An empty nursery -- Bombed beyond recognition -- Digging up Lee Harvey Oswald -- Monsters among us -- Secrets and puzzles -- Detail, justice, and celebrity -- The ghosts of West Memphis -- The curious death of Vincent Van Gogh